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Car Acoustics
Car Acoustics
Car Acoustics
Car Acoustics
By: Mallory Frantz, Stephanie
Byers, and Jeremy Wiley
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Acoustics
Equidistant and
unobstructed from the
listener
Achieving time alignment-
you want sound to arrive
simultaneously to the ear.
Mount the speakers in the
upper portion of the doors
or bottom of the doors with
correct angle
Rear speakers should be
aimed at the listener, not
the glass
Use a UTP (unshielded
twisted pair cable) to
separate the electrical
wires and speaker wires.
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Worst Cars for Acoustics:
Soft Top Cars:
• Softer materials absorb the sound and the bass will not be able to
effectively reflect. (Like Chapter 15)
• The seat material plays into the absorption of sound as well.
Convertibles:
• The convertible is similar to an outdoor auditorium, as the top will
allow the noise to escape without reverberation.
Cab Trucks:
• The cab truck has limited space so the subwoofers lay directly
behind you.
Car Configurations:
• Cars with the stereo located in the back makes it difficult to hear.
• Cars with the gas tank directly behind the rear seat poses problems
for it makes it difficult to run wires through those types of cars.
• Old cars with large trunks and solid backseats pose difficulties since
it is hard to get the sound to travel through the thick seats.
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Best Type of Car for Acoustics:
Hatchback type and SUV’s:
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Products Used to Better Your Car’s
Acoustics:
“Slim” Subs- these subs are ½ the mounting depth, which makes it easy
to apply to cars with limited space.
Thickening the glass provides some noise reduction and adds weight to
the vehicle for less rattle. The interlayer dampens unwanted sound and
is particularly efficient in the 1,500 Hz to 5,000 Hz range. It can reduce
the sound by 2-3dBs overall.
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